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单词 J'Ouvert
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Definition of J'Ouvert in English:

J'Ouvert

noundʒuːˈveɪ
  • (in the Caribbean) the official start of carnival, at dawn on the Monday preceding Lent.

    (加勒比海地区的)狂欢节开幕式(在大斋节前的第一个星期一黎明举行)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For J'Ouvert on Carnival Monday morning there's the non-stop, in-time-to-the-music horn, most useful when, through no fault of your own, a mud truck with hundreds of dirty revellers turns the corner to confront you.
    • The country has no reason to believe that 2005 will see any reversion to the unchecked lawlessness that, at J'Ouvert in Port-of-Spain, for example, has scared away some would-be participants.
    • The climax of the festival is J'Ouvert on the first Monday in August.
    • After the celebrations concluded, Atherly said he was proud of the way J'Ouvert was handled this year.
    • And since today is Saturday, I had to return from J'Ouvert at 10:15 a.m. to make sure that persons were up and about.

Origin

French Creole, from French jour ouvert 'day opened'.

Definition of J'Ouvert in US English:

J'Ouvert

noun
  • (in the Caribbean) the official start of carnival, at dawn on the Monday preceding Lent.

    (加勒比海地区的)狂欢节开幕式(在大斋节前的第一个星期一黎明举行)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After the celebrations concluded, Atherly said he was proud of the way J'Ouvert was handled this year.
    • And since today is Saturday, I had to return from J'Ouvert at 10:15 a.m. to make sure that persons were up and about.
    • For J'Ouvert on Carnival Monday morning there's the non-stop, in-time-to-the-music horn, most useful when, through no fault of your own, a mud truck with hundreds of dirty revellers turns the corner to confront you.
    • The country has no reason to believe that 2005 will see any reversion to the unchecked lawlessness that, at J'Ouvert in Port-of-Spain, for example, has scared away some would-be participants.
    • The climax of the festival is J'Ouvert on the first Monday in August.

Origin

French Creole, from French jour ouvert ‘day opened’.

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